knocks has declared 23 other states with high levels of this year's strain. >>> president obama revealed sunday the u.s.'s limited technical support to france's failed attempt to rescue one of their intelligence agents being held hostage in smol wra. the friday night mission left one french soldier dead and another missing. 17 islamist fighters were killed. the hostage is believed to have been killed by his captors. the president's notification was under the war powers act. >>> ahead of his interview with oprah today, lance armstrong issued an apology to the cycling community for being dishonest about his history of doping. armstrong has already been banned from competition and has been dropped by his sponsors, but until now armstrong has fiercely denied all reports that he had used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. and one of the most anticipated births of the year is now on the calendar. st. james palace said today the duke and duchess of cambridge will welcome their baby in july. the statement mentioned a baby, putting to rest any rumors or heepz for royal twins. >>>